A Bibliometric Review of Institutional Theory on Higher Education Institutions

Abstract

In this study, we explore how institutional theory and its many subareas contributes, are utilized and applied to the area of higher education management’s research by their scholars. For this purpose, we performed a bibliometric analysis on 659 papers extracted from Web of Science database. As results we indicate five main clusters as foundation to the field: institutional theory; economic impact of entrepreneurship and universities; competitiveness of universities as businesses; service quality and; measurement and development of models for higher education. And 7 main clusters as subfields of research: Institutional Multiplicity; Institutional pressures on Higher Education; Higher Education Efficiency; Leadership in Higher Education; Entrepreneurial Higher Education; Academy & Professional relations and; Quality and Satisfaction in Higher Education.

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Alam, G. M. (2009). Can governance and regulatory control ensure private higher education as business or public goods in Bangladesh ? African Journal of Business Management, 3(12), 890–906. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJBM09.282

Aristovnik, A. (2012). The relative efficiency of education and R&D expenditures in the new EU member states. Journal of Business Economics and Management, 13(5), 832–848. https://doi.org/10.3846/16111699.2011.620167

Lockett, A., Wright, M., & Wild, A. (2015). The institutionalization of third stream activities in UK higher education: The role of discourse and metrics. British Journal of Management, 26(1), 78–92. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12069

Schubert, T. (2009). Empirical observations on New Public Management to increase efficiency in public research-Boon or bane? Research Policy, 38(8), 1225–1234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2009.06.007

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